Headway (NY) Software Engineer interview experience

It started with an intro call with a recruiter, then moved to a technical interview, followed by a code/design-focused round and a behavioral screening. After I cleared those, the recruiter talk turned into references with a past manager and another colleague, plus follow-up steps to review everything I’d done.

One of the more distinctive parts for me was that there was a take-home style component with a follow-up meeting to review the work, which made the interview feel less like a single sprint and more like a longer evaluation. I also ended up doing rounds that mixed system design with